A shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to a deity believed to control the weather. For three days in fall, a season of fickle weather in Japan, we asked people why they wanted divine help for sunny skies.

“We need a place with a blue sky, the sea breeze and lots of green, where our future children can play.” Christian Dimmer, a professor of urban studies at Waseda University in Tokyo, believes ...

The world's most dangerous secret lies between them.

Yasushi Tanaka, one of the park’s officials, encouraged tourists to “come see the view of flowers on the hill and the blue sky melting together.” The nemophila will be at its peak until ...